I purchased one of these and wonder if anyone has any cleaning tips. Overall, I am happy with it. I think it will make a lot of fries for a long tme
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Cleaning is a real challenge. 1st, We remove the knife head and place it in a metal pan. 2nd, Cover the head with warm soapy water for several minutes. 3rd, We take pan with the head in it to my work shop and heat the soapy water to near boiling temperature. 4th, Let the soapy solution cool to a safe handling temperature. 5th, Use your humming bird feeder cleaning brush to brush thru all of those squares. There has got to be a better way.
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HI, I use a soapy scrub brush on the NON cutting side while holding the little monster under running water and tap tap tap. this usually loosens any material left in the squares, then with the machine still in open position I use the same brush to scrub out any remaining debris in the part that you push the potato in which (the square matrix thing that it not sharp). then I set it upside down on its own dish towel to dry....I use this everyday, bake the fries for the kids, so ive gotten pretty good at cleaning it.....
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As for the unit, I take it apart and wash it in the sink using a small brush. The press is a different story. First of all, I dip my press in some veggie oil before making fries and then afterwards, I clean mine with the garden hose using hot water before cleaning it in the sink with soapy water. I have a laundry sink in the basement used for cleaning my meat grinder and it works well with the fry maker. I also like to blow my produces with an air compressor to get the water off after washing in the basement sink. Any remaining potato, if any, would come off at this time. I use air on all my equipment before placing it back in the box. I used to use the oven on low but I find the air works great. As for the unit, I take it apart and wash it in the sink using a small brush. The press is a different story. First of all, I dip my press in some veggie oil before making fries and then afterwards, I clean mine with the garden hose using hot water before cleaning it in the sink with soapy water. I have a laundry sink in the basement used for cleaning my meat grinder and it works well with the fry maker. I also like to blow my produces with an air compressor to get the water off after washing in the basement sink. Any remaining potato, if any, would come off at this time. I use air on all... » Read More As for the unit, I take it apart and wash it in the sink using a small brush. The press is a different story. First of all, I dip my press in some veggie oil before making fries and then afterwards, I clean mine with the garden hose using hot water before cleaning it in the sink with soapy water. I have a laundry sink in the basement used for cleaning my meat grinder and it works well with the fry maker. I also like to blow my produces with an air compressor to get the water off after washing in the basement sink. Any remaining potato, if any, would come off at this time. I use air on all my equipment before placing it back in the box. I used to use the oven on low but I find the air works great. « Show Less
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It woks Great for me, My wife fries all sorts of things in it. I like the fish best myself..
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Hi. Real life customer here. I had one of these in Australia for about a year (they seem more popular there and you can buy them at most appliance retailers). We loved it so much we hunted one down in the US when we moved there earlier this year. It does a brilliant job of giving you the taste and crispiness of fried food without any of the oil. It really works. It is good for frozen fries, chicken nuggets and other types of frozen oven bake style fried foods. Heating in an oven gives a good result but this is much faster and is just like it has been freshly fried...with zero oil. It is also brilliant at reheating takeout. No more yuk cold McDonald's fries when you get home with your burger. It is not a straight replacement for a deep fryer though. I sometimes use it to cook fried chicken, but I coat the chicken pieces in seasoning, then shallow fry in a frypan for 2-3 minutes each side just to get some oil into the pieces and then put in the air fryer for 10 minutes. They come out perfect. My mum skips the shallow fry step but just sprays some oil (Pam) on them then air fries them. They come out pretty good but I find them a little dryer - not quite golden KFC style. I've not tried baking with it, though I have done nachos in it which turned out well. Also anything you want to cook in a batter will still need to be 'sealed' by shallow frying it first before moving to the air fryer. To be honest, we mostly use it for frozen fried foods (fries, chicken pieces) because it is fast and gives a perfect result...and it is worth it just for this!
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It doesn't really get dirty and sticky because of the non-stick coating. When it does get some batter on the side, I just use paper towel and water to wipe it. Good as new. I love it!
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It is not bad. Just make sure before you use it you wipe it down with some type oil (vegetable or canola). It helps.
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I find it great to grind a lot at once because I find the cleaning tedious. I see some people put theirs in the dishwasher but I thought that wasn't recommended so I hand wash then towel dry and use the food grade silicone before reassembling.
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It cleans ok. I sprayed with veg oil first. that helped. ring around the middle at the top of the liquid was a little harder to clean. wish I had ordered it with the non stick liner. still may do that yet. if you have the option, order with the non stick insert.
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It is great for cooking with on grill. It retains heat well. Cleaning is an issue tho
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I love it too! I use distilled water so don't have a lot of clean-up. Just use a bit of vinegar occasionally to wipe out the inside and to clean the little metal piece in the bottom. See directions that came with it.
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I spray it with cooking oil before using. Anything still stuck I use a Brillo pad on. Overall not too hard to clean
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IF let's off a fair amount of smoke. I was not very happy, and would net rocommend. For me, the problem I had was it got too hot, even on the lowest of settings for my gas burner. Also, it's impossible to clean, without scraping of the coating. the last time I used it was to sear tuna. I let it sit for a day and scrubbed very hard to remove the residue. I used a sponge,then a soappad, becasue the sponge did nothing for the black residue ledt behind. I scrubbed so hard some of the costing rubbed off, and there is still residue left? Hope you have better luck and this was helpful
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I have had none. I just blow it clean and brush it off after each use. It is a workhorse. Use it periodically. I have had no issues. I sometimes spray a little oil on the till blades. unit still looks new
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It is fairly easy to clean. Recommend you get the brush kit and spray silicone. The small holes in the cutter head are pain without the brushes, but with the brushes it's easy. The big parts are all stainless and clean up good.
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I really like mine. No problems keeping it clean. The only better way to keep it clean is not have one at all.
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i only used it ( 'til now) for fries and for this it is great... just follow the instructions of the owner's manual > plin
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Its easy to clean. But scratches. I just put a cutting board on it. It was a great purchase
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It is good. You'll have to wipe it clean still every now and again because if you touch it with fingers from food but oil from fingers won't be an issue. I hope this helps.